THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW ( 1973 post-series special ) torrent

In 1973, three years after Jackie\'s weekly series was cancelled,
he and CBS struck a deal with General Electric
to sponsor this hour-long special -- again with the
generic name \"The Jackie Gleason Show\".

The plusses:

* The 1960s cast Jackie Gleason, Art Carney,
Sheila MacRae, and Jane Kean all came back to play The Honeymooners again.

* Because it was the 70s, the writers could take on more
controversial subjects for joke material including
women\'s rights (mostly), drugs, and even birth control.

* No musical numbers! Well, not in this 24 minute sketch anyway...

It wouldn\'t be until a few years later when they did
3 more specials, bringing Audrey Meadows back to replace
the Alice Kramden (Sheila) who previously replaced her!

The minuses:

The other non-Honeymooners material was edited out
of this special. Whatever it was surely included Gleason\'s monolog,
The June Taylor Dancers, and most likely a sketch with actor
Gary Merrill (whose name appears in the opening credits). The end
credits reveal there was a bit called \"Back in the Twenties and Thirties\".